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N.Y. GBS Law § 797

This is the official text of N.Y. GBS Law § 797, part of New York’s GBS Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "GBS Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Fees

Official statutory text

§ 797. Fees. The secretary shall receive the following fees to be\ndeposited into a special revenue fund - other entitled the "hearing aid\ndispensers account" for the implementation, operation and enforcement of\nthis article:\n 1. a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars from each person who takes the\nrequired examination or any component thereof pursuant to this article;\n 2. for an individual certificate of registration, one hundred fifty\ndollars and for the renewal of such registration, one hundred dollars;\n 3. for a business certificate of registration and renewal thereof:\n (a) for a business certificate of registration for each permanent\nbusiness location with ten or less employees, one hundred fifty dollars\nand for the renewal of such registration, one hundred dollars;\n (b) for a business certificate of registration for each permanent\nbusiness location with more than ten employees, two hundred dollars and\nfor the renewal of such registration, one hundred fifty dollars;\n 4. for a temporary certificate of registration, thirty dollars and for\nthe renewal of such registration, thirty dollars;\n 5. for filing a change of business address or change of name of the\nregistrant whether individual or business, ten dollars;\n 6. for a duplicate certificate of registration, ten dollars;\n 7. except fees associated with a temporary certificate of registration\nthe fees set forth shall be those for registrations issued for a period\nof two years; and\n 8. employees of a not-for-profit corporation doing business in this\nstate who are required to register pursuant to this article who are not\notherwise engaged in the dispensing of hearing aids for profit shall be\nexempt from payment of the registration fee required by this section.\n

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